Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
Movies
Read “Dune,” “Blue Velvet,” “Twin Peaks” Star Kyle Maclachlan’s Tribute to David Lynch
David Lynch died today at age 78. He was one of the great auteurs, maybe one of the last. His films were wild at...
Charity
LA Fire Aid Concert Will Feature Sting, Lady Gaga, Rod Stewart, Billie Eilish, Stevie Nicks, Pink, Joni Mitchell, More
Irving Azoff's LA Fire Aid concert is going to be mega.
Sting, Lady Gaga, and Billie Eilish are among the performers who will play the...
Celebrity
Preposterous: Trump Names Three Stooges Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone to ‘Fix’ Hollywood
Now we've heard everything.
Donald Trump thinks Hollywood is "broken." So he's named a trio of right wing misfits to be "ambassadors."
This is a...
Politics
Trump Warns GOP Enemies Shouldn’t Pass Along Resumes, Including Nikki Haley, Who Spoke at Convention
Maybe Nikki Haley gets it now.
She actually endorsed Donald Trump from the stage of the Republican Convention.
But he hates her as much as he...
Movies
Writers Guild Nominations: “Anora,” “Real Pain,” “Complete Unknown,” “Wicked” Vy for Prizes
The Writers Guild Awards announced their nominations today in a variety of media.
In movies, the big ones, of course, are "Anora" and "A Real...
Celebrity
Grammys Will Go Ahead, Weekend Shortened to Just Four Main Events Plus Fire Aid Concert
It's official.
The Grammy Awards will go ahead on Sunday, February 2nd despite -- or because of -- the terrible fires and destruction in LA.
Recording...
Celebrity
Bad Rap: Drake Sues His Own Record Company, Universal Music, for Defamation in Kendrick Lamar Feud
Drake is suing Universal Music Group, the company that issues his recordings, for defamation.
This is the latest salvo on the ongoing feud between Draka...
Business
Broadway Box Office Falls $13 Million in First $9 Congestion Price Week, Post-Holiday Season
Out of town fans of Broadway shows didn't like congestion pricing's first week at all.
Receipts were down by $13 million from the previous week,...
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